| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/11/6 |
| Title | Sound recording of Matthew Parker, son of Charles Parker playing; Sam Larner (born 1878) of Winterton, Norfolk singing for a radio programme; Matt McGinn singing |
| Level | File |
| Date | July 1961; 04 January 1962 |
| Description | Interview by Charles Parker of his son Matthew Parker; Sam Larner singing; Matt McGinn singing.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.19 Description of track: Silent start to track
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 17.40 Description of track: Sounds of Matthew Parker playing and talking about what he is doing
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 1.34 Description of track: Charles Parker introduces a series of four radio programmes originally produced by Philip Donnellan who discovered the fisherman Sam Larner and his repertoire of songs [loud tone at end of track]
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 1.24 Description of track: First radio programme with Sam Larner talking and singing traditional songs
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 3.03 Description of track: Matt McGinn singing 'Under a low the ground'
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 2.18 Description of track: Matt McGinn singing 'The Gaffer'
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 6.20 Description of track: [Track very loud] Matt McGinn singing 'O'Rourke' (see accompanying documents for lyrics)
Total duration: (min/sec): 32.38 |
| Related Material | See also recordings at MS 4000/5/1/11/5;7;9-10;16, MS 4000/5/2/2/1,4,7,
MS 4000/5/2/3/1-2 of Sam Larner and Sam Larner/Harry Cox recording at MS 4000/5/1/1/11.
Sam Larner was born in 1878 at Winterton, Norfolk and worked as a herring fisherman through an era when Great Yarmouth was a major fishing centre. The stories and songs of Sam Larner were used, amongst others, in the making of the third radio ballad 'Singing The Fishing' which was originally transmitted on the BBC Home Service in August 1960 and was awarded the 'Prix d'Italia' for radio documentary in October 1960. See CD recording of the third radio ballad. Accompanying written production documentation of the third radio ballad is at MS 4000/2/78. |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number CF129 K006 3174
Original tape:
Size: 7" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s); 15ips (38cm/s)
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Stereo
Dubbing Date: 12/02
Notes: Loud tone at end of Track 3; Track 7 very loud |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |